Iran is facing its most widespread unrest in over a decade, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the country was “in big trouble” and accused its leaders of losing control of key cities. Trump also reiterated his warning that if protesters were killed, the U.S. would respond with force.

Trump’s warnings followed days of mass demonstrations sparked by inflation and economic collapse, with videos showing government buildings set on fire and crowds chanting anti-regime slogans, according to The Telegraph, which reported that the protests have extended to major cities including Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz and Qom.

Iranian authorities have enforced a nationwide internet shutdown and reportedly killed at least 51 protesters, including nine children, as part of a crackdown on dissent, France 24reported.

Activists and NGOs say hundreds more have been injured and detained.

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To be more precise : Why is a same word used for something that commonly points to deep emotion at men's and on the other hand, that looks stemming from the deeply determined will (without emotion ?) at God's ?
1. Could the word "Passion" point to a divine reciprocating of the word : "worship", since a worship is a human practice, and as for God the Son, it is relevant to use another word ?
2. Could it point as well to Passover in second meaning, a kind of passage from slavery (Egypt, sin, the inside of maternal womb, etc..) to utter freedom (Desert, weaning of sin, weaning of maternal, cutting of the umbilical cord, etc..)
3. something else

Once again please pray for my son Jakeb. He has been feeling exhausted for apparently no reason so we need to get him back to the doctor. Please pray that if it is God's will he heals my son mind and body and makes him better. Please ask Jesus to touch him and heal him and to please let me see him laugh or be happy. Thank you again. I ask in the name of Jesus. God bless you.

What does persecution look like in Vietnam?​

In Vietnam's more remote areas, villagers follow traditional ethnic-animist religions, and persecution towards anybody who becomes a Christian from this background is fierce. Believers can have their homes destroyed and be expelled from the community.

Local authorities crack down on Christian meetings, evangelism or Bible teaching. They may break up church services and detain, threaten, fine and sometimes imprison church leaders, ordering them not to speak about Jesus anymore. They are particularly suspicious of Christians from minority ethnic groups such as the Hmong. Despite this, Hmong Bible teachers bravely travel miles by motorbike into remote areas to train believers in secret Bible schools.

The historical Roman Catholic churches enjoy more freedom than other denominations and groups but can still face interference by the state. Like all Vietnamese people, these Christians are still likely to be imprisoned if they speak out on political issues.

Who is most vulnerable to persecution?​

People who become Christians from Buddhist or traditional religious backgrounds face the greatest persecution from their own communities, and also from local authorities who are already suspicious of these minority people groups.

Meet 'Vahn'​

The villagers and the local authorities came and beat us... one of the officials tasered me. But because God loves me, then I will love others. I do not hate the ones who persecute me; I pray for them, and I love them so.
VAHN, A CHURCH PASTOR IN VIETNAM.

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What has changed this year?​

Vietnam fell by nine places on this year's World Watch List compared to last year. The government has sought to strengthen its diplomatic relations with the Vatican, which is best evidenced by the appointment of the first resident papal representative in December 2023. However, the Catholic Church is still monitored and suffers various forms of oppression.

Most alarming is the increased oppression of unregistered churches in Vietnam. There's a concern that the government wants to control the church and is pushing for smaller churches to join recognised denominations that are more cooperative with the government.

Additional concerns raised by churches and religious organisations include increased reporting and registration requirements, tighter control on foreign-linked activities, restrictions on religious gatherings, expanded government oversight on training and education, and the potential for broader surveillance.

What does Open Doors do to help Christians in Vietnam?​

Open Doors works through local partners to strengthen persecuted believers in Vietnam by providing relief and practical aid, advocacy support, Christian resources, leadership and discipleship training, and socio-economic development projects.

How can you pray for Vietnam?​

• Ask God to comfort Vietnamese Christians who are oppressed, abused and attacked because of their faith.
• Pray for blessing on the work of Open Doors partners as they help with Bible distribution, leadership training and more
• Pray that the believers who gather in unregistered churches will be able to follow Jesus without impediment.

For those without mustaches, this is the thread for us.

There are five words that show up in Scripture that pertain to the atonement Jesus made for sinners. In my earliest years of my walk in Christ, I attended many churches because I traveled a lot. And I found a disturbing thing that judging from interaction with Christians on forums and in person, that it is still prevalent. And that is a lack of in-depth teaching on these five words. The result is that even though the words are familiar, a true understanding of them is absent and therefore not applied to what Christ was actually accomplishing on the cross and why, and the full depth and glory of the work of Christ on the cross is not seen.
Too often the view of the cross is simply "Christ died on the cross providing forgiveness of my sins." What he did was simply, die on the cross, but little is known of what he was doing on that cross.

Those five words are:

1. Substitution
2. Ransom
3. Propitiation
4. Imputation
5. Justification

What I Will attempt to do here is examine each of these words in connection with the person and work of Christ on that cross. I will examine each of them in separate posts to shorten the length of each post.

So, this morning I looked at the next passage of Scripture in 1 Peter 1, and this one (above) was next (I began in 1 Peter 1 four days ago). So, I copied the passage of Scripture, and I posted it here. And then the Lord stopped me, and he led me to post an update on my physical condition on Facebook for friends and family members who have been praying for me during this time of nerve pain and chest pain and pressure and difficulty breathing, which all began in severity on September 17, 2025. So, that is what I did:


Okay, so I am now sitting here inquiring of the Lord as to why he had me post my health update here, along with this passage of Scripture, and here I believe he is paralleling the physical with the spiritual, which should become clear in a few minutes, hopefully. And this is what is standing out to me: “knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.”

So, there is a part of my health report I did not mention (above), and that is that I have a sacralization of my L5 vertebrae. I have had this from birth, and I inherited it from my mother, and it was first discovered when I had serious back pain in 1984 which resulted in back surgery, and a repeated surgery in 1985, for the first surgery did not take. I will try to explain this in terms that everyone can understand. But in our bodies we have a spinal column which has moving parts and non-moving parts. And one of my moving parts is fused (blended with another part) and not free moving.

So, we are all born into sin, which we inherited from Adam, and so we all have defective parts. We are fused with sin and not free moving in the sense that we are spiritually alive and free from our entrapment to sin. And so we are in pain spiritually in that we are trapped in sin and not free in Christ to live holy and godly lives. The world has their solutions to our sin problems, but they are not of God and his plans and purpose for our lives. For Jesus died to free us from that bondage (fusion) to sin and to free us from the pain of sin, to get to the root of it so that we can be free from that sin sickness.

So, if we don’t ever look inside our bodies (our hearts), and do an examination to find out what is causing our sin suffering, then we will continue to be fused to sin and not free from that sin so that we can now serve our Lord in obedience to his commands in holy living. We have to have those spiritual X-rays (exams) to determine the cause of our fusion to sin, and then we have to be willing to follow our Lord’s solution to freeing us from bondage to sin so we will be free to serve him with our lives, no longer suffering in sin, but rejoicing in victory over sin. And his solution is we must die to sin and now obey him in practice – all in the power of God, by faith.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

And for me, to be free of my physical pain, we had to first of all identify the source, and then we can begin working on what to do to relieve me of that nerve and chest pain and breathing difficulties. But the process won’t be painless, and it will take work, and I will have to be persistent in doing what needs to be done to free me of this suffering. And the same applies spiritually. We have to examine what is in our hearts and then we need to repent of our sins, putting them behind us, and then we need to be doing the work that God has for us to do to live holy lives which are pleasing to him, but all in his power and wisdom at work within our lives, by his grace.

By Your Grace

An Original Work / June 27, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Speak Your words to my heart,
Let Your grace and love impart.
Be to me all I need
To love and serve Christ my King;
To love and serve Christ my King.
Change my heart; be like You;
Let me love and serve in truth.
Guide my steps ev’ry day,
As I bow my knees and pray;
As I bow my knees and pray.

Love You, Lord. You love me.
You died so that I’d go free
From my sin; pure within;
By Your grace I’m saved from sin;
By Your grace I’m saved from sin.
Invite You in my heart;
Now I have a brand new start.
Repented of my sin,
So that I’d be cleansed within;
So that I’d be cleansed within.

Live for You ev’ry day,
List’ning to the words you say.
Make You Lord of my heart;
Be Your witness, grace impart;
Be Your witness, grace impart.
Obey Your ev’ry word;
Do the things I’ve seen and heard.
Your word, Lord, in me burns,
While I wait for Your return;
While I wait for Your return.

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An X-Ray of Our Hearts
An Original Work / January 10, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

"Thanks to the sanctuary policies of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, this dangerous criminal was free to prowl the streets and victimize Minneapolis residents for years," ICE wrote in a statement.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said agents previously attempted to arrest Yusuf but were obstructed by the apartment manager at his building. The manager allegedly blocked the agents from entering the building.

ICE has made arrests despite the aggressive protesters.

Too many in the media try to force a long tradition of papal diplomacy into the narrow world of American politics while ignoring the centuries of Catholic teachings on war, peace, and justice.

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New cellphone footage of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good has surfaced, with Vice President JD Vance arguing that it vindicates the actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot her.

Good was shot and killed on Wednesday in Minneapolis by an unnamed ICE agent while she was in her vehicle, positioned sideways, blocking the road ICE agents were traveling on. While federal authorities have argued that the shooting was self-defense, critics contend that the act was unjustified and tantamount to murder.

A 47-second-long video, acquired by Alpha News and posted to X on Friday, shows the incident from the perspective of the ICE agent who fired the shots at Good.

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Opening Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, as we go through this devotional, I pray You will remind us that You are always here with us and You give strength to the wary. When our flesh fails us, You lift us up and give us the strength to carry on and move forward in our walk with You. Thank You Father. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

Message

There are seasons in our lives that we pass through that we feel our strength draining from our bodies. Our minds grow weak and we find it hard to move on and carry on in our walk with our God. God reassures us that He will renew our strength. He reminds us that He is close to the brokenhearted. He reminds us that He saves those who are crushed in spirit. He takes us by the hand and walks beside us. Even when we feel that we don’t have an ounce of strength left in our bodies, He is right here by our sides and walking with us, giving us His strength, courage and confidence to carry on. Through His word, He speaks tenderly to the tired, the burden and the emotionally drained. “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak” is a promise for the faithful who have come to the end of their rope and are downtrodden and weary.

Isaiah 40:29-31 (NKJV) “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.”

Psalm 73:26 (NKJV) “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

God’s word tells us that we are not to “forsake the gathering of ourselves together”. God stresses the importance that we are to exalt one another and encourage each other. When we are feeling weary and run down, His words speak so very deeply to our hearts. When we gather together and use His words to encourage and comfort each other, we are indeed exalting each other and giving the hope and encouragement that we truly need at that time in our lives Those who uplift others also need to be uplifted themselves. Sometimes, the ones who are hurting the most are the ones who are reaching out to others to uplift others. In doing so they share a very vulnerable part of themselves so that others will be encouraged and blessed by their words. The body of Christ is built on mutual strengthening; each part of the body supporting the other, each heart receiving what it needs in due season.

Hebrews 10:24–25 (NKJV): “24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NKJV):” 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.”

Galatians 6:2 (NKJV): “2 Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

As children of the Most High God, we need to remember that encouragement does not come from human energy, but rather, it comes from divine grace and the inner strength that our Father gives us as a gift. This gift of grace and strength must be passed on to others for the edification, strength and encouragement of our brothers and sisters in Christ who are feeling heavy burdened and downtrodden. Even in the seasons of fatigue and despair, God is working through His people. Sometimes its through their words, sometimes through their quiet endurance and sometimes its simply through their trust and faith in God, and through the strength that God is giving them.

Romans 15:1–2 (NKJV): “15 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.”

Hebrews 3:13 (NKJV): “13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

Philippians 2:13 (NKJV “13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.”

All throughout the word of God, He is reminding us of the importance of edifying, uplifting, comforting, exhorting the body of Christ. This kind of renewal does not come from human effort alone, but from His strength and sustaining power. He is the One who restores our strength. He is the one who give us the strength to carry on…to move forward in our walk with Him. He is the one who renews our strength and makes it perfect in our weakness. Even when we feel worn down outwardly, the Spirit is quietly renewing us inwardly day by day. He works behind the scenes, and as we wait and trust on the Lord, He strengthens our hearts and teaches us to rise again. These promises belong to every believer who feels weary: God Himself is the source of our renewal, our endurance, and our hope.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) “9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

Psalm 103:1-5: “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

In every season of weariness, God invites His people to lift their eyes and remember where true strength comes from. The promise of Isaiah 40:31 is not for the powerful, but for the tired. It is for those who wait, trust and for those feel they have nothing left to give. The Lord Himself renews the weary, raises up the fainthearted, and teaches His children to soar again on wings like eagles. He restores what exhaustion has drained and breathes fresh endurance into those who lean on Him. As we wait on the Lord, we discover that our weakness are not the end of our story, but rather, it is the place where His strength begins.

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

May every weary believer find rest in the God who renews. May every tired heart be reminded that it is held. And may the Body of Christ continue to build one another up, knowing that the God who strengthens us is faithful to complete His work in us.

Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 23:3 (NKJV) “He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.”

Questions to Ponder

1. In what areas of my life am I relying on my own strength instead of waiting on the Lord to renew me?

2. How can I become more intentional about encouraging others, even in seasons when I feel tired or stretched thin?

3. What promise from God’s Word can I hold onto this week that reminds me He is the One who restores, carries, and strengthens His people?

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Closing Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you that we can come to you when we feel week, heavy burdened and downtrodden. Thank You for our brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus Christ and the knowledge that we can also come to them and share our hearts with them for the strengthening, comfort and edification of the body of Christ. Thank you, Father for your grace and that You re-new our strength. In Jesus most wonderful name, Amen.

To the Holy Spirit: Thank You for guiding every word, guarding every step, and glorifying Jesus. All glory, honor, praise, and worship belong to God Almighty, who alone is worthy.

Scripture Acknowledgement: All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version® (NKJV). Used with permission. All rights reserved.

Special thanks to Bible Gateway for providing accessible, searchable Scripture resources that support devotional writing and spiritual study.

May these words echo grace, healing, and truth wherever they are read.

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I put this in the Prayer Wall as well but would appreciate it if my friends here prayed as well.

My mother’s stamina and strength waning. Today was very bad. Please pray that she rebounds and start enjoying her life more. I just took her to the eye doctor and the bank today and she was completely fading. Totally exhausted to the point she felt like she was dying. It’s so stressful. Please pray that her health improves and she feels better. It’s just heartbreaking.

Thank you,
Michie

The Main Parts

. We are reminded at the opening that though we may not see the impact of our praying or giving to the persecuted church this side of heaven, one day we rejoice together with those whose faith was strenthened because a believer somewhere cared enough to pray or give.

. We should remember our displaced brothers and sisters in Christ around the world- Christ (God the Son) Himself was born to a family that had to drop everything and flee to Egypt.

. A displaced Christian in the Central African Republic who benefited from Barnabas Aid food parcels says "May God bless you, this shows that our brothers and sisters (in Christ) around the world have not forgotten us"

. Improsined Chinese Pastor Jin sent a letter from prison to encourage believers from Zion church in China but also to believers around the world. Amazingly he writes "Now that I'm experiencing persecution myself, I feel more at peace. I'm truly joyful to be among these brothers and sisters who have paid the price for the Gospel."

Psalm 63 Commentary Special

. Our spiritual wilderness is always a place which God uses to refine us spiritually. The absence of comfort in our spiritual walk should not drive us to resignation but deeper pursuit of God. Though we cannot yet see deliverance, we must remember God has delivered us before!

. To say God's lovingkindess is better than life is to declare that communion with Him outweighs every earthly pleasure- and outlasts every earthly loss we WILL experience. We no longer fear loss because we cherish what cannot be taken from us- God Himself.

. No Christian in their right mind enjoys suffering but this will remind them that all joy and security is not the absence of trouble but the presence of God- lament becomes worship.

. Hear Dr Martin Lloyd Jones- "Adversity is the quickest way to reveal the value of ones faith.

An agent with the U.S. Border Patrol shot two people accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang when they allegedly tried to hit him with their car, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Friday morning.

In a statement, the agency shared details on the apprehension of Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras in Portland, Oregon.


Authorities say both Moncada and Zambrano-Contreras were in the U.S. illegally and were suspected members of Tren de Aragua, a major criminal syndicate based in Venezuela.

“Yesterday, two suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates — let loose on American streets by Joe Biden — weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland. The agent took immediate action to defend himself and others, shooting them,” stated DHS.

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The public ministry of Jesus didn't create demonic activity, but it did expose it, theologian and New Testament scholar N.T. Wright said during a recent episode of "Ask Me Anything," cautioning Christians against both the denial of spiritual evil and the unhealthy fixation on it.

Responding to a question about whether Jesus’ arrival triggered an apparent surge of demonic activity in the New Testament, the 77-year-old British author said the Gospels portray Jesus’ proclamation of God’s Kingdom as a moment when hidden spiritual forces were suddenly confronted.

“When Jesus comes into Galilee and starts saying, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand,’ it’s as though suddenly all the furniture starts flying around the room,” Wright said, pointing to Gospel accounts of public confrontations and exorcisms. “The dark powers realize, if He does everything that He looks as if He’s going to do, then we’re in deep trouble.”

Wright, one of the world’s leading biblical scholars and a former Anglican bishop, said demonic forces were not absent before Jesus’ birth, nor were they unknown in first century Judaism. Rather, Jesus’ arrival forced those powers into the open.

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Reason cited for his dismissal? He had the audacity to reference a correctly sourced article that quoted Charlie Kirk:

This isn't the first, won't be the last come fired educators. When conservative cancel culture "woke-ism" goes bad.

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Please pray that if it is God's will He will keep illness and flu, covid away from our family and keep us safe and healthy. Please Dear God keep these illnesses away from our family and thank You Dear God for so many prayers answered for my husband Robb, son Jakeb and myself Carmen. I love You Dear God and I love You Dear Jesus. In Jesus name I pray and I ask in the name of Jesus. Amen. Thank you for all of your prayers and God bless you.

My mother’s stamina and strength waning. Today was very bad. Please pray that she rebounds and start enjoying her life more. I just took her to the eye doctor and the bank today and she was completely fading. Totally exhausted to the point she felt like she was dying. It’s so stressful. Please pray that her health improves and she feels better. It’s just heartbreaking.

Thank you,
Michie

The veteran lawmakers, both members of the powerful Senate finance committee, launched their inquiry last summer following a Guardian investigation into bonuses that UnitedHealth pays to nursing homes that reduce hospital transfers for their residents. Those are hospitalizations the insurance giant would otherwise have to pay for.

UnitedHealth did not directly respond to questions from the Guardian about the senators’ assertion that the company had failed to turn over internal documents. But it said in a statement it would “continue to engage” with the senators and that its nursing home care program “improves outcomes” and “reduces unnecessary hospitalizations”.

The new letter from the senators says that in the five months since they formally requested a tranche of documents about the initiative, UnitedHealth has “declined to produce” any internal records on its hospitalization policies or bonus payments and only provided “brief and unsubstantial answers” in response to their questions.

On 29 July the senators’ offices held a briefing with UnitedHealth in which the company maintained that nursing homes in its program were not required to have conversations with the company’s direct care division before sending residents to the hospital, according to the letter.

Wyden and Warren wrote that this claim “is at odds” with a company document, which was provided to the Senate finance committee by a whistleblower. The document showed that UnitedHealth pushed nursing homes to “immediately” call its direct care division even if they were sending out an insured UnitedHealth member “urgently”, according to the senators’ letter.

In June, UnitedHealth sued the Guardian, alleging defamation for a story about bonuses the company paid to nursing homes that helped it to reduce hospital transfers for their residents. The suit was the latest in a series of aggressive tactics aimed at silencing critics, the New York Times reported.

In the wake of the suit, the Guardian stood by its story, and continued to report on the company’s nursing home practices.

To give some quick and non-explicit context, I'm a 38 y.o. man who's been diagnosed with cPTSD due to trauma here-&-there my entire life. It's often felt like I navigate life within a reinforced glass prison rendering unable to "connect"(by that I mean it almost on the level of a "vibe" if you will). Like, I can be there, laughing and joking with folks yet feel, "everyone else seems to have something deeper between each other than I'm capable of for some mysterious reason".
Is it just the residual PTSD-worldview, or is *this* the quintessential Christian experience existing here? Apologies if this isn't exactly clear.

Hello everyone.
I know this thread isn't going to be as serious or important as some of the other prayers posted. But I'm truthfully so exhausted and out of options, so any and all prayers would really be appreciated. My family's been under heavy spiritual warfare recently (from my father's job and the corruption there to my mother's health issues). I've also had a package stolen that meant a lot to me and it hurts to be honest. I've done everything to try and find it and the post office has just been protecting the truck driver who took it (even to the point of where I've gotten injured trying to run after their carriers for answers). I've prayed to God about all of this and most of the time, it feels like my prayers are going nowhere. Please pray for us. Thank you

No wonder he is so underwater in the polls regarding the economy (jobs, inflation and prices).

Is there a way to do that here? I've looked, but cannot figure it out.

One of Release International’s partners in Nigeria seeks to help the church fulfil its biblical calling to mission amid opposition and persecution.
Pray for those affected by the attacks of Fulani militant groups. Many communities have been destroyed, and people killed. Pray for displaced people, living in camps and facing hardship.
Pray for the many Christian widows and their children who have no means of getting food and medical assistance. Many are traumatised and need trauma counselling. Pray for wisdom in the training of pastors and church leaders to provide this much-needed counselling.
Pray for God’s enabling help for pastors. In places the needs are great as pastors’ homes become a sanctuary for the community during crisis. Pray for grace and spiritual strength for those serving in dangerous areas.

Protests have been ongoing for days now, increasing in intensity, whilst the regime tries to isolate Iranians from the outside world with communications blackouts.

Opposition support has grown for Reza Pahlavi, who has called for the people to overwhelm the security forces.

He tweeted asking President Trump to be ready for intervention. On the one hand I think it would be empowering for the Iranian people to take matters and their future into their own hands, on the other, American intervention may help build burnt bridges.

Either way very interesting times and I will be praying for the people of Iran. A dethroned Islamic regime in Iran would be hugely positive for the region.